Crash on 5TH St SW, Charlottesville, Virginia

Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 3:15 PM

Fatal crashVirginia severity: Fatal (K)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Charlottesville
Document number
260760124
Local case code
2026-00010308

From the VDOT crash data, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.

Where and when

Location
5TH St SW
City, county
Charlottesville
Collision type
Head On
Intersection type
Four Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Signal
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
40 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
0
Killed
1

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2026 Kawasaki Klx300

Motorcycle

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Making Left Turn
  • Driver, 31Restraint: Helmet
    Fatal
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2014 Ford see Description

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 41Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Did Not Have Right-of-Wayas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Otheras recorded on the report

A contributing factor or charge recorded by an officer is not a finding of fault or a conviction. We show the record as the state released it.

Nearby and recent

8 crashes recorded on 5TH St SW in Charlottesville in the last 12 months, 6 with injuries.

All Charlottesville crashes, March 2026

About this record

Source
VDOT crash data
Updates
Changes the state makes to this record are applied here when the source publishes them
First published here
October 25, 2026
Last updated
October 25, 2026, no changes recorded
What is left out
Names, addresses, plates, and license and insurance numbers are not in the public data and never appear here

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